Design Thinking Job Trends in the West Midlands

Design Thinking
England > West Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the West Midlands requiring Design Thinking skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 198 176 221
Rank change year-on-year -22 +45 -19
Permanent jobs citing Design Thinking 2 3 1
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands 0.023% 0.087% 0.016%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.034% 0.10% 0.020%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,000 - -
England median annual salary £70,000 £60,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year +16.67% -20.00% +7.14%

All Process & Methodology Skills
West Midlands

Design Thinking falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the West Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 5,938 2,923 4,978
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 69.11% 84.60% 78.60%
Number of salaries quoted 4,464 1,853 2,895
10th Percentile £32,250 £28,600 £28,119
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -4.76% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -3.51% -8.80%

Design Thinking
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Design Thinking relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Design Thinking job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

Design Thinking
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Design Thinking.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Design Thinking

Design Thinking
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Design Thinking within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 29 August 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Birmingham -37 1 - - 11
Worcestershire - 1 £43,000 -
Design Thinking
England

Design Thinking
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 1 (50.00%) CMS
General
1 1 (50.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (50.00%) Marketing
1 1 (50.00%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Designer
1 1 (50.00%) Service Designer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Taxonomies
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Service Design
2 1 (50.00%) AI
2 1 (50.00%) Business Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Co-Design
2 1 (50.00%) Content Management
2 1 (50.00%) Customer Experience
2 1 (50.00%) Data Protection
2 1 (50.00%) DFSS
2 1 (50.00%) Inclusive Design
2 1 (50.00%) Journey Map
2 1 (50.00%) Performance Metrics
2 1 (50.00%) Product Management
2 1 (50.00%) Prototyping
2 1 (50.00%) Six Sigma
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (50.00%) Time Management
2 1 (50.00%) User Experience
2 1 (50.00%) UX Design
2 1 (50.00%) Workflow
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) Accessibility
1 1 (50.00%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Workday